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Practicum in Online Teaching - Carolina Online Teacher Program
Teach your online course with a pilot group of students or teachers. An experienced online-learning mentor will guide you through typical problem areas. The Practicum in Online Teaching may be done in conjunction with your school or county, and even as part of your normal teaching load.
Take this course: Begins January 5.

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Archaeological sites open to the public
A listing of field trip opportunities focusing on Native Americans as well as colonial times in North Carolina. Organized by county.
Format: article
Ev-Henwood Nature Preserve
A visit to the Ev-Henwood Nature Preserve gives insight into the uses of the land from prehistoric times to the end of the twentieth century. Students can explore trails and learn about the plants and animals that are found there as well as the importance of protecting nature and our natural resources.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium
The museum's exhibits include extensive collections of seashells, saltwater fish, birds, wetland animals, sea animals, live snakes, animal skins, Native American artifacts, and Civil War relics.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Brunswick Town / Fort Anderson
Provides information about the North Carolina historic site where the town of Brunswick was razed by British troops.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
North Carolina Maritime Museum
Students will learn about the rich maritime history of the North Carolina coast as well as the coastal environment and barrier island ecology.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Ya sé lo que hiciste el verano pasado! Using the preterite indicative tense
This lesson focuses on the uses of the preterite indicative tense and vocabulary related to travel. The students will read various selections that demonstrate the use of the preterite tense and draw pictures to illustrate their understanding. Students will demonstrate their understanding by creating a time line of their life history and sharing it with the class. The lesson culminates with students writing a composition entitled “I know what you did last summer” and presenting it to the class in the target language.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Second Languages)
By Carolina Thomson and Ronda Hatcher.
Lighting the maritime path: The geography of North Carolina's lighthouses
In this lesson students will examine images of North Carolina lighthouses from the Built Heritage Collection at North Carolina State University and explore various websites to determine the relative location of eight North Carolina lighthouses and develop an understanding of maritime activities and coastal living.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)
By Sonna Jamerson.
Violence in Wilmington
In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.11
In the spring of 1775, Janet Schaw, a Scottish lady visiting family in North Carolina, described the "shocking outrages" committed by revolutionary militia and mobs. Includes historical commentary.
Format: letter
By Janet Schaw.
The North Carolina Constitution and Declaration of Rights
In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.14
Full text of the 1776 state constitution of North Carolina, with historical commentary.
Format: constitution
The remains of a foundation of a building in historic Brunswick Town
The remains of a foundation of a building in historic Brunswick Town
These are the remains of a foundation of a building in historic Brunswick Town, in Brunswick County, North Carolina. In the mid-1700s, this town was a bustling shipping and political center. It was known for exporting tar, pitch, and turpentine, essential...
Format: image/photograph
Sunrise on Bald Head Island in Brunswick County, North Carolina
Sunrise on Bald Head Island in Brunswick County, North Carolina
This is sunrise on Bald Head Island in Brunswick County, North Carolina.
Format: image/photograph
Bald Head Island Lighthouse at night
Bald Head Island Lighthouse at night
This is Bald Head Island Lighthouse at night, at Bald Head Island, North Carolina. Built in 1817, the lighthouse, nicknamed "Old Baldy," is the oldest still standing in the state. It is no longer in use.
Format: image/photograph
A portrait of a grasshopper at Oak Island, NC
A portrait of a grasshopper at Oak Island, NC
A grasshopper poses for a portrait on Oak Island, North Carolina.
Format: image/photograph
A double rainbow on Caswell Beach, NC
A double rainbow on Caswell Beach, NC
A double rainbow arches over the ocean at Caswell Beach, North Carolina.
Format: image/photograph
African American college students, 1906
In North Carolina in the New South, page 4.7
Records of pupils at the North Carolina Colored State Normal Schools (now Winston-Salem State University, Fayetteville State University, and Elizabeth City State University), 1906, with information about parents' occupations and how students paid their expenses. Includes historical commentary.
Format: book
Old Baldy Lighthouse and the Smith Island Museum of History
Visit Old Baldy, North Carolina's oldest lighthouse and learn about its rich maritime history.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
North Carolina as a Civil War battlefield, November 1864–May 1865
In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.2
Article describes major events and battles in North Carolina during the last year of the Civil War, including Sherman's Carolinas Campaign.
Format: article